Johan Schön

Johan Schön was a Swedish ironmaster and businessperson.

Early life

Johan Schön was born in Stockholm, the son of Johan Martin Schön, a businessman originally from Lübeck, and Hedvig Strömberg, daughter of the manufacturer Jöns Michaëlsson Strömberg.

Career

Politically, Schön stood in opposition to Gustav III, a stance that was unusual for the 'Skeppsbroadel'.
During Schön's career, he had amassed a fortune that included landed estates, several interests in ironworks, manufactories, forge hammers, and blast furnaces, as well as shares in both the Swedish East and West India Companies. The firm Schön & Co was passed down to his son and grandson.

Personal life

In March 1776, Johan Schön married the etcher Elisabeth Palm, who was born in Constantinople. She was the daughter of Asmund Palm—a merchant and representative for the Swedish Levant Company—and Eva van Bruyn. The couple had several children, among them Hedvig Elisabeth, Maria Charlotta, and Gustava Adelaide Schön.
Schön was widowed in June 1789 when his wife, Elisabeth, died of tuberculosis.